Police think Avondale shootings are unrelated

5:42 AM,
Feb. 7, 2014

Written by

The Enquirer

Police have determined the two shootings that occurred within 10 minutes of each other in Avondale Wednesday afternoon were not related.

Cincinnati Police District 4 Capt. Michael Neville said Thursday both victims are expected to recover.

The first shooting occurred at about 4:22 p.m. Destiny Leathers, 19, told police she was leaving an auto shot near the corner of Reading Road and Ridgeway Avenue when she heard two gunshots, according to the police report. A bullet struck here somewhere above the waist, and she got out of her car and started running south on Reading Road, where police ...